Earning a Commission with TESC

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I don't know about this whole focus on technical degrees. I know plenty of officers with political science, english, psychology, even one that had some kind of yachting degree.

No one with an engineering degree in the Military does any form of engineering. Believe me I am currently serving with the Navy SeaBees. These Engineering Officers don't engineer a damn thing. Even when new facilities are contracted out to civilians the civvies will draw up the plans ("engineer the building") and the SeaBee officers just look them over and say "LK this looks nice, how much? 1 Million? Ridiculous we will give you 5 and don't you dare complete this on time!"

The last bit was sarcasm but you get what I'm saying. I was in Afghanistan with these guys and it was the same thing. Even in a contingency environment the enlisted troops know how to make SWA huts etc. and any other buildings are made from pre-existing plans that have been around for ages. Zero engineering. I spoke to an Air Force Civil Engineering officer once as well and she said it was exactly the same with them, she never ever used her degree. I suspect the Army is the same way.